Author Resource: Twitter: Tips, Tricks, and Tweets by Paul McFedries

Checked out of Barr Memorial Library, Fort Knox, KY

This book is an all-purpose manual for using twitter to its full potential. It’s well-written and even a little funny at times.

Getting Started with Twitter
It was very easy for me to sign up for twitter. I had a twitter account in the past that I used for The Voice eliminations. I didn’t really use twitter for anything else.
I have been researching how-to books on everything to make myself the most successful author I can be.

Customizing Your Profile
Used this section to pick a background, choose my profile picture, and my banner and customize my profile as much of my page as possible. I was slightly confused because this book was written five years ago but when I was looking at the computer I was able to figure out everything.

How Do I Send Twitter Updates?
I learned all about keeping my twitter up to date and how to interact with other twitter users. I also figured out you should tweet often so that you keep your followers interested.

How Do I Follow Other Twitter Users?
These suggestions allowed me the skills to look for authors, writers, book lovers, agents, and book people. This lets me connect with other people and make invaluable contacts. It also allowed me to grow the number of people who follow me. The 28 followers I started with as a Voice fan has now jumped to over 100. Go Twitter…

Can I Use Twitter on My Mobile Phone?
This provided me the tools to use my twitter app on my phone. This lets me check my notifications and messages, as well as, follow my friend’s tweets. This allows me great access when I’m away from home or when my home computer isn’t acting right.

How Do I Find Stuff in Twitter?

Want to know how to search twitter? This section is for you. Here I learned how and what to search for. I also learned a great deal about hashtags that allow other twitter followers to come across your tweets.

Where Can I Display My Twitter Free?

This is the chapter for links and badges you can display on your other social media to link your sites together and allow people to find you.

How Can I Take Twitter to the Next Level?

What Tools Can I Use to Extend Twitter?

The last two chapters cover getting the most of your twitter experience and squeezing every last drop. I will be checking out a few of the sites that help manage several social media sites.

This is a book I will go back to the library to visit again.